After castle hopping in Gonder, we flew over to Lalibela to check out the churches there. What is special about these churches is that they are really old, and they are carved out of the same piece of rock. One church carved out of one giant rock. It's really impressive.
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| One of the rock-hewn churches. |
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| This was a group of men singing and chanting. |
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| There were polka dot umbrellas all over the place. I loved it. |
We had a guide that took around to all the churches and told us the history behind them. You could really see the progression and increased detail from the oldest to the youngest churches.
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| Church of St. George (when you walk up on it) |
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| Church of St. George (looking down on it) |
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| Church of St. George (down, looking up at the church) |
What's also crazy is that these churches are still in use. They aren't huge, and wouldn't hold a large congregation, but people still go there and make pilgrimages to the town of Lalibela.
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| Sitting by the fertility pool. |
We had dinner and saw an amazing sunset. The countryside of Ethiopia is breathtaking.
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